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^ I must be getting really old 'cause the estate car in the background looks more interesting to me.

 

What is it a Zodiac or summit ?

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Jag IRS under an early 60s Ford Thames van. This looks neatly done. Note red foglight to light it all up at night.

I used to do drawings like this on the covers of my school jotters.

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^ I must be getting really old 'cause the estate car in the background looks more interesting to me.

 

What is it a Zodiac or summit ?

Cresta PA estate. Possibly by Friary? Like The Queen had. (Maybe HM was in attendance with the royal tent). Someone's fitted rostyle wheels to it. Possibly Prince Philip, maybe Charles.
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Check out this rather unhappy looking contraption. Some Vorkshalls are shit.

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Hmmm.

Wonder what the handling's like. Or if it can go round corners.

How about we take a look under the back, to see the craftsmanship which went into installing the rear suspension?

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HOLY SHIT Batman!!!

The MOT man would have had something to say about this. After he'd peed in his overalls laughing.

Apart from the two front tie-bars, all that's holding the whole propped-up body to the suspension and massively heavy Jag rear to the body are the short welds about an inch long at the original chassis legs.

And the propshaft. Of course. And the brake pipes.

'Should' be ok then.

 

"How fast will she go Mister? Would she do a ton-twenty? Go on, do a burnout for us Mister".

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^ Can't answer that one Spartacus as they were random pics I'd saved ages ago. I didn't know there is a book of them :-)

Definitely worth looking up on the net as I'd like to see more.

Google '1960s car art' or something like that.

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Prototype droopsnoot.

More about this on the Vauxpedia site.

 

More than a passing resemblance to a Ford Falcon XB Coupe...

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More than a passing resemblance to a Ford Falcon XB Coupe...

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I’m not quite sure if I’m seeing the resemblance you are.

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^ I can see it in a Mad Maxish type way.

 

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^ I can see it in a Mad Maxish type way.

 

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Oh, THAT Ford Falcon XB Coupe! I see it now.

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^ Can't answer that one Spartacus as they were random pics I'd saved ages ago. I didn't know there is a book of them :-)

Definitely worth looking up on the net as I'd like to see more.

Google '1960s car art' or something like that.

My pot addled memory finally succumbed, it's a book called 'Zany Afternoons' by Bruce McCall. Definitely worth picking up of you can find one. I'm going to root through my stuff that's stored at my folks place and see if I can find it.

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"Zany Afternoons" is a great book and represents his art across several genres - mostly taking the piss.

 

 

 

If you can find one, this is also v. amusing and full of 50s parody - aimed at the car enthusiast. 

 

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Yeah, I remember it well now, I think there's an Italian fighter plane design that can fly as capably and as fast in either direction, that kind of thing, I must find the book!

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Batman coming to view a Humber.

May consider p/x for the Batmobile.

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^ I must be getting really old 'cause the estate car in the background looks more interesting to me.

 

What is it a Zodiac or summit ?

Vauxhall Padx ??

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Prototype droopsnoot. 1972.

More about this on the Vauxpedia site.

 

 

More than a passing resemblance to a Ford Falcon XB Coupe...

 

 

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I’m not quite sure if I’m seeing the resemblance you are.

 

 

^ I can see it in a Mad Maxish type way.

 

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What they said, with better pictures than I'd have found too.

 

You have to remember Max's car is the only Falcon XB Coupe most of us have seen over here.

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"Gran, you know that stair carpet you're going to be replacing this weekend, the one you've had since 1947? Can I have an offcut for the door of my van? It's exactly the width I need."

 

- "You take as much as you want".

 

Later............

"What's that funny smell in the van? Smells rank. Like old cheezy feet".

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